JP2006178568A - Townscape construction method and speech method by electronic data - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which reproduces actual shopping in a conventional shopping mall, and proposes a townscape that can be operated actively. <P>SOLUTION: Various townscapes are displayed on the terminal displays of personal computers and/or mobile terminals as a virtual and/or real town, and a plurality of characters of people are arranged in the townscape. The creation of an action owner and an operator (an avatar) who is equivalent to the character of a person who freely acts, its instruction means and the registration of the operator (an avatar) on the network is carried out with charge and/or without charge according to another desired input command. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention uses a communication network such as the Internet, and is a normal town including a townscape that simulates a townscape that is similar to an ordinary townscape or a townscape that is equivalent to an actual townscape, and that is used for ordinary shopping. In addition, the cityscape that can be used for theater and sports is built with electronic data, and the cityscape operation method and system using electronic data that can participate in this cityscape.

In this specification, the operator (self-avatar)
This refers to the act of creating your own avatar in the cityscape with your own terminal, etc., or selecting it from existing ones and operating it.

An operator (another avatar)
A third person other than himself / herself refers to another person's alternation (avatar) who is operating the cityscape with the third party's terminal or the like.

Salesperson (operator) is
An operator who sells various products at a store in a cityscape or on the street in the present invention.

The purchaser (operator) refers to an operator who stays in the street of the present invention for the purpose of purchasing the product.

Recently, a game that uses various electronic devices to create a city similar to a so-called ordinary city and develop this city has become popular. For example, City Bravo of Futabasha Co., Ltd. is a game that creates a city of a certain range and develops and manages this city with time (see Non-Patent Document 1).
Futabasha "City Bravo"

However, the conventional invention has the following problems. That is, this conventional shopping style is a type in which when a desired product is input and searched, a page on which a store handling the desired product is displayed is displayed.

In the case of a conventional shopping mall, the operator can purchase a product desired by the operator quickly and easily, but cannot enjoy shopping around the store while being involved with others.

Originally, the great pleasure of shopping is to see the products of various stores, and what kind of company the products were made, and how much reliability they can do while immediately knowing their interest. Because there is.

In the conventional invention, the store expenses are related to the exclusive area of the store, but as with conventional shopping malls, there is a problem of low relevance between sales of products and store opening fees, and There was also a problem that it was not possible to enjoy shopping around the store while being involved.

In general, conventional shopping malls have a common problem that they are far from actual shopping and lack reality. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, proposes a realistic and active cityscape, and provides a system thereof.

Thus, the inventor of the present application has made an epoch-making invention that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and has filed an application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-131424). The main features of the present invention are food shop zones where various restaurants are lined up, sports such as baseball fields and pools, hobby zones, living zones such as apartments and public facilities, OL zones where young people and women gather, weather News, such as forecasts and fortune-telling, are displayed on a personal computer (PC) and / or mobile display as a virtual and / or real town. As the time has passed, the new facilities have been newly built as the number of new facilities has increased (operators: users have increased), new product stores and new interest and hobby stores have been built. It was possible to do it with the means and system to make it as if it were opened.

In general, the purpose of the present invention is to tentatively describe the product in a dialogue format with a purchaser (operator) who is a customer who came to the store in the cityscape of the present invention and a seller (operator) who is the store clerk. It can be purchased.

Another object of the present invention is to provide means for allowing a seller (operator) to provide a product in accordance with the purchaser's preference when purchasing the purchaser (operator).

Another object of the present invention is to provide various means for inviting purchasers to purchase.

In general, the characteristics of the present invention are that a plurality of characters in the above streets are free to walk, shop, squeeze, play sports, watch games and play freely. There is a means and system that can make a person or animal come and go, and in this cityscape, the operator (user) 's desired input command will behave in the same manner as the freely moving human character. , Production of the operator (self-avatar) and its command means and its system.

Other features of the present invention include the creation of an operator (self avatar) and its command means, and the addition of such an operator (self avatar) on the net for free and / or free of charge. In addition, there is provided a calling means using moving images and voices via a wired or wireless LAN or a network line including a stand-alone, and the calling means is not a means capable of calling simultaneously with a plurality of operators, and the calling means includes And a means for selecting and combining one or a plurality of still images and / or moving images including characters, graphics, and photographs, and voices.

Another feature of the present invention is that call information by the communication means can be recorded on a recording medium such as a server system.
Further, the call information by the communication means is characterized in that only one or a plurality of operators using moving images and sounds using a wired or wireless LAN or a network line including a stand-alone can make a call.
Subsequently, the call information by the communication means is a call means with one or several people using a moving image or sound via a wired or wireless LAN or a network line including a stand-alone. ) And one or more buyers (operators), and various questions and answers, various recommended products, colors and sizes, and other information related to sales. Is also its feature.

Another feature of the present invention is that the personal information of the purchaser (operator) made by the calling means can be disclosed to the salesperson (operator) in advance.

Still another feature of the present invention is that the call information by the above communication means is used, and if the salesperson (operator) is not received due to absence or the like, the still image and / or moving image including the characters, graphics, and photographs, and the voice are sold. Personal computer and / or of the operator (operator) It has a means to memorize it on the terminal display of various mobiles. In the above call information, the salesperson (operator) and / or purchaser (operator) The personal computer and / or has a means for enlarging and displaying a desired image of one or several people displayed on various mobile terminal displays.

Next, there is one or more desired information displayed on the terminal display of various mobile terminals in the call information by the above communication means, on the personal computer and / or of the salesperson (operator) and / or purchaser (operator) It is also characterized by having means that can display the images in parallel.

In addition, the means for communicating between the salesperson (operator) and the purchaser is characterized by having means that can be developed from one product information image to another product information image at any time.
Further, in the calling means between the seller (operator) and the purchaser (operator), the purchaser's preference and the means for obtaining the request information are in agreement with or similar to the pre-recorded purchaser's request. It is also a feature of the present invention that there is means for retrieving information to be performed and means for providing such information with the purchaser's advice information to the purchaser in the form of an image or text.

It should be noted that, as modes for carrying out the present invention, it is desirable to register the operator (self-avatar) for a fee and / or free of charge, and a recording and charging means and its system.

It is also preferable that the operator can have his / her own room like an apartment in the cityscape at the request of the operator, and that there is a means and system for the operator (self-avatar) to be able to borrow for a fee and / or free of charge, The own room may have a means and a system for delivering direct mails regarding various events of the facilities in the cityscape.

In this case, the number of times that the operator (in this case, a self avatar traveling in the city) travels to the sports zone from the free-running behavior of the cityscape will be recorded, and when sending a direct mail An operator (self avatar) 's preference that “this operator likes sports” is recorded, and the direct mail based on this preference is made into the room of the operator (self avatar) apartment and its system. At this time, in order to select the preference of the operator (self-avatar) at this time, if tentatively, the quantity in the sports goods sales zone is counted and the operator's hobbies and preferences are weighted depending on the quantity. The fact that the present invention is based on the fact that “data” itself based on this calculation has a means and a system for performing calculation by a weighting scheme is also included. It is an important component to process unit order to.

In addition, the operator (self avatar) who freely travels around the cityscape records not only the above advertisement information display section, but also counts the facilities visited and counts them, and gives discounts or invitations for the facilities according to the amount. It is also possible to have means and a system for obtaining the data.

In particular, the dot point is not limited to the operation of the advertisement information display unit, but has means and a system for arranging “dot points” at the main parts of the cityscape. It would be interesting to add a means and system for adding such “dot points” and giving specific rewards depending on the magnitude of such points.

The present invention has a number of excellent operational effects in addition to the effects of the present invention described below. These are described in the detailed description of the embodiments, and the main effects of the present invention are as follows.

In other words, the effect of the present invention is generally that the cityscape of the present invention expresses a busy street that is usually everywhere as realistic as possible, and furthermore, this cityscape is free to itself (operator and user). If you tentatively, you can enjoy shopping on the net at a department store, watch the actual game (TV etc.) at the baseball field where the desired team battles, or you can choose the opponent at the Go and Shogi hall and play on the net In the restaurant, you can see the menu, go to the actual store, ask for delivery, news such as weather forecasts, fortune-telling etc. can be seen on the electric bulletin board, etc. It is possible to shop near reality.

In particular, the effect of the present invention is that a purchaser (operator) who wants to enjoy shopping in the above-mentioned cityscape does not use an e-mail that hesitates when purchasing a product or the like. As a result, spam mail (junk mail) that becomes a social problem because advertisement mail is easily delivered, so-called virus mail and buyers cannot recognize and open, or are thrown into the trash and deleted There is almost no.

In the present invention, the seller (operator) such as a city clerk is preliminarily provided with information on the purchase willingness attribute of the purchaser (operator). The expansion of sales channels was no longer necessary.

Furthermore, the attribute is the behavior of the purchaser (operator) in the cityscape, if it is tentative, what kind of circle you participated in, whether you made friends, and also the purchase history and visit history in the past store openings are recorded on the server Since it is designed to be taken out and given to the seller (operator), it is possible to narrow down it further, and the highly credible data can be reflected in communication with the buyer (operator). is there.

Furthermore, even when dealing with such a seller (operator) or one or several people, the call can be made only with the purchaser (operator). There is no risk of the inside of the door leaking outside.

In addition, if the seller (operator) and the purchaser (operator) are in the middle of answering a sales call, if tentatively specified, several items requested by the purchaser are arranged on the terminal display of the purchaser (operator). And the ability to develop different products one after another, the purchaser not only can freely select the desired product, but the seller can enlarge and display the products recommended by the seller The purchase intention of the purchaser was able to be increased.
Moreover, at this time, the seller can communicate the reason for recommending the recommended product to the purchaser in characters or figures.

To understand the present invention, it will be quick to understand when the inventor first proposes an embodiment that has been proposed and gained popularity.

Therefore, first in FIGS. 1 and 8, (1) is a cityscape, (2) is a store opening to various stores, for example (4) is a food shop zone where various restaurants are lined up, (5) is a baseball field, a pool, etc. Sports, hobby zones, (6) self-rooms such as apartments, living zones such as public facilities, (7) OL zones where young people and women gather, (8) virtual displays of weather forecasts, fortune-telling, etc. / or It is a place where news is displayed on a personal computer and / or mobile display as a real town, and it is important to make the busy streets that are usually everywhere as realistic as possible.

Also, as the population increases (operators: more users), the stores of new products and stores of new interests and hobbies continue to be created as if the stores were newly built and opened. It is also important to provide such means and systems.

Of course, in the production of the layout of the facilities in this cityscape (1), it is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 8, fashion such as clothes is formed around the monument (201) around the concentric circle. Zone (202), Young Zone (204) where sneakers can be purchased, Leisure Zone (203) where tents can be purchased, Park (205), Housewife Zone (206) such as kitchenware, Restaurant Zone (207), Apartment Residential zone (208), kids zone (209) such as toys, television and radio appliances zone (210), middle zone (211) where suits can be purchased, library, museum, cinema intellectual zone (212) ), OL zone (213) where cosmetics can be purchased, and miscellaneous goods zone (214) such as carpenter tools, etc. You can build freely.

The construction method is to construct public facilities such as parks (205) and then recruit the shopkeepers under certain conditions to build the above-mentioned various stores (2). After completing 1), the store opening (2) may be solicited.

Although the store opening means of this store (2) is not shown or described in detail, it is possible to easily set up and set up such a store with a program and apparatus that can form a store of ordinary knowledge.

In Fig. 2, (1) is a food shop zone where the above-mentioned various restaurants are lined up, sports such as baseball fields and swimming pools, hobby zones, living zones such as apartments and public facilities, OL zones, weather forecasts, fortune-telling, etc. The cityscape including news is displayed as a virtual and / or real town on a personal computer and / or various mobile terminal displays, or as if the building was constructed as a new facility over time. In addition, the characters of multiple people in the cityscape can walk freely, shop freely, walk freely, squeeze, play sports, watch games, play freely, etc. Other than the above-mentioned human characters who are free to act with other desired input commands. The creation of an operator (self avatar) and its instruction means, and the registration of such an operator (self avatar) on the net can be made for a fee and / or free of charge.

In addition, in this cityscape (1), there is provided a call means (221) having a configuration using moving images and voices on a wired or wireless LAN or a net line including a stand-alone, and the call means (221) can be used only by the operator. In addition to the means (221) that can be used, there is a means (223) that can make a call simultaneously with a plurality of purchasers (operators), and the call means (223) includes still images including characters, figures, and photographs. It has means for selecting and combining one or more from and / or video, audio, and the like.

Further, it is important that the call information by the communication means (221) can be recorded on a recording medium such as the server system (226).
In this case, the call information by the above communication means is in the call means (221) with one or several people using a moving image or sound via a wired or wireless LAN or a network line including a stand-alone. The call form means (222) with the salesperson (operator) of the phone is the call means (223), which is used for various questions and answers, various recommended products, colors and sizes, and other information related to sales. It can be made available.

Subsequently, personal information of the purchaser (operator) (223) made by the communication means (221) can be disclosed to the salesperson (operator) (224) in advance.
In this case, in the above call information (221), if the salesperson (operator) (224) is not received due to absence or the like, the operator (such as a still image and / or video including voice, graphic, and photo, voice) It is important to memorize it on a personal computer and / or various mobile terminal displays.

Furthermore, in the call information (221), the salesperson (operator) (222) and / or purchaser (operator) (223) personal computer display (230) and / or on various mobile terminal displays A functional means (231) capable of enlarging and displaying desired images of one or several persons displayed on the screen, for example, the products A (217) to (220).

At this time, the above-mentioned salesperson (operator) and / or purchaser (operator) personal computer and / or one or several desired images displayed on various mobile terminal displays (230) are arranged in parallel. It is advisable to provide a means (232) that can be displayed.
Further, in this embodiment, in the communication means (21) between the salesperson (operator) and the purchaser (operator), the operation of the salesperson's PC (229) allows another product from an image of certain product information. Means (233) that can be developed on the information image at any time is also provided.

In the communication means between the salesperson (operator) (224) and the purchaser (operator) (223), a means (227) for obtaining purchaser's preference and request information and a server (226) in advance. Means (228) for retrieving (234) and retrieving selection / judgment (228), which is information that matches or approximates the recorded purchaser's request, and purchases the purchaser's advice information as an image or text figure It has a recommended means (235) that can be provided to the person.

The store opening procedure data is sent to the provider server (35) shown in FIG. 5, for example, and the data is not explained in detail via the Internet, but is sent to the store management system for storage and recording. Yes.

In addition, this cityscape (1) is designed to make a modern downtown area that is usually everywhere as realistic as possible. However, as the population increases, the appearance of new towns and hot springs are accompanied by PR. It is interesting to run trains and buses (paid (12) and / or free (13)) as time passes.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a top page of a home page displayed on the screen of the operator (user) terminal by means for building the cityscape (1).

This top page is also a screen for deciding whether to download the townscape (1) software. That is, when the operator (user) clicks the “YES” button (215) on the screen of the operator terminal, the software download (start (3) in FIG. 1) starts.

On the other hand, if the “NO” button (216) is clicked, the software is not downloaded. 8 and 9, the 3D image cityscape (1) is displayed, but the cityscape (1) changes as the city expands and buildings are constructed.

The cityscape (1), which is staggered, may be a 2D image instead of a 3D image, but it is a matter of course that a 3D image of the cityscape enables more realistic shopping and the like.

Next, in the cityscape (1), a plurality of different character characters (9) [other character's avatar (36) when this character character (9) is operated by another person's operator] can be freely used. Produced a program that can be used to make animals such as dogs and cats feel like walking, shopping, walking, playing sports, watching the sport, watching a play, etc. 10)

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, in this cityscape (1), an operator [many users who want to participate in this cityscape (1) themselves and want to purchase goods] enter desired commands. There is a program that places a self-avatar that freely moves in the street (1).

This procedure is performed from the procedure of selecting (11) the self avatar from the server (35) of the manager (owner) of the system at the terminal of the operator (user) and registering it.

As shown in FIG. 10, the desired character is selected from the characters (36) registered in advance on the net as shown in FIG. 10, and this is selected in the street (1) by the operator (user). It is best to be an active avatar (37).

Character characters (36) other than the self-avatar (37) in FIG. 9 and characters (36) such as cats and dogs are respectively arranged in the cityscape (1) and freely act in the cityscape (1).

Registration of such operator (self avatar (37)) is free (13) and / or paid (12), but registration fees, registrations, issuance of passwords, etc. are usually charged for a fee. And of course there is a billing system (15).

Thus, the operator (user) connects to the provider's server from an access point (not shown) by using the terminal of the operator (user), and connects to the cityscape (1) constructed via the Internet.

Subsequently, the operator (user) creates (10) the operator (self avatar (37)) in the cityscape (1) developed on the screen of the operator (user) himself, and the food shop See the menu of various meals in the zone (4), get information about the actual store, play movies in the cinema and cinema in the sports and hobby zones (5), and actually in the baseball field You can watch professional baseball games using popular video distribution systems, select the clothes you want in the OL zone (7) where young people and women gather, and purchase them online. You can enjoy the shopping and theatrical performances as if you were watching the weather forecast, today's horoscope, etc ..

FIG. 11 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which is located at a desired position in the cityscape (1) at the request of the operator (user), for example, in the apartment of the operator (self-avatar (37)). This means that they can create (14) and have their own room (38).

The borrowing of this room (38) is paid and / or free of charge, and of course there is a borrowing registration procedure, recording means, and billing system consisting of means known to the public.

As another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, a direct mail related to various events of the facility in the cityscape (1) is sent to the own room (38) such as an apartment of the operator (self-avatar). There is a means to be delivered.

Also, in this case, how many times the operator has visited the sports zone from the free behavior of the cityscape (1) of the operator (in this case, the self-avatar (37) traveling around the cityscape (1)) When recording and delivering direct mail, the operator (self-avatar (37)) finds a preference of “I like sports” (16), and sends the direct mail based on this preference to the operator ( There is a means (17) for the apartment room (38) of the self-avatar.

Whether the direct mail has been delivered or not is determined by the tool bar automatically displayed on the terminal screen of the operator (user) as shown in FIG. 11 when the operator (self avatar (37)) returns to the own room (38). (39) and a new window (40) on the same screen is opened, so that it can be seen that mail is delivered to this room by public knowledge.

Therefore, the direct mail is sent to the operator (user) based on his / her preference. Further, as a means for finding a preference with a higher weight (18) of the operator (user), it is sufficient to count the number of times the operator (user) has visited each zone of the cityscape (1). .

In other words, the number of visits to the sport zone (5) is recorded (20) (21) if it is tentatively, and the hobby and preference of the operator (user: self-avatar (37) is the sport, as much as compared with other zones. The weight (18) and the “data” (19) itself based on the calculation of the support are calculated (22) by a weighting scheme. Because.

Subsequently, the operator (self avatar (37)) not only enjoys his own space, but also invites friends and close friends of the same interest who met in the city (1) to the above room (38). Thus, a group and a circle can be created (25) as shown in FIG.

Furthermore, when this friend and / or circle is selected, the selection is made based on the selection (23) of the attribute of the friend and / or circle (determining whether it is a friend or a circle having the same hobby or not). 24) In the attribute information collection of the friend and the circle, the operator (self avatar (37) can collect unique data.

In this case, the operator (user (self avatar (37) can create groups and circles of these groups themselves, and the groups and circles can go out to the city to find many friends, or join with friends and circles of the same hobby. It is also possible to do so.

As a means in this case, a group / circle recruitment menu screen (45) as shown in FIG. 14 may be displayed on the terminal of an operator (user) or another operator.

There is a display such as “Gathering teens” or “Fashion club”, and if you want to join, click this display (46) to change to a procedure menu that allows you to join. .

In the screen (45), the current number of participants (47) and the number of registrations (48) may be described. In this case, there is also a system that allows the operator to register such friends and / or circles on the net for free and / or free of charge.

Moreover, it is preferable to be able to chat (27) communication with the same interested friends and close friends using an image distribution system etc. and to exchange messages with such friends at any time. That's right.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, this configuration is such that, first, an operator (self-avatar (37)) and another operator's character [hereinafter referred to as another operator (other person's avatar (36))] In 1), there is a known distance discriminating system (41) that discriminates whether or not the distance is set in advance, that is, the distance at which the conversation can be heard.

This distance discriminating system (41) has a function as an approach situation recognition means, and has a function of discriminating the distance from the operator (other avatar (36)) for each operator (self-avatar (37)). . Therefore, the distance discrimination system (41) sends a signal permitting conversation display to an output display control unit (not shown) to an operator (self avatar (37)) who is at a distance where the conversation can be heard.

On the other hand, for the operator (self avatar (37)) who is far away from the distance at which the conversation can be heard, the above signal is not sent to the output display control unit.

This output display control is a component that permits the conversation display of the operator (self avatar (37)) based on a signal from the distance discrimination system (41), and is an output enabled state changing means.
However, not all of the conversations of other characters (36) within a distance that allows conversation from a certain operator (self-avatar (37)) are displayed. A conversation is performed when an operator (user) performs a selection operation such as clicking with a mouse from an operator (user) terminal.

Further, in the case of an operator (self avatar (37)), conversation display is possible only for other operators (other avatars (36)) who have previously made an intention to desire chat (27). It is.

Therefore, the conversation of the operator (self-avatar (37)) is made by another operator who wishes to chat (27) and exists within a predetermined distance from the operator (self-avatar (37)). In addition, the operator performs a selection operation for chatting (27) with another operator (another avatar (36)).
In this case, the other operator (other person avatar (36)) is a component that performs a process of responding, and of course has a function as a response means.

Specifically, when an inquiry for another operator (another avatar (36)) is input from an operator (self-avatar (37)) or an operator (user) terminal, the inquiry is sent to the response system. In addition to decoding and responding to the contents of the inquiry, an appropriate response stored in advance in the recording (24) section is extracted.

The appropriate response is displayed on both operator terminals through the response system. At this time, if the inquiry is complicated or an unknown sentence, the response unit cannot extract an appropriate response.

In such a case, the response unit may extract the character data “Please retry the inquiry again” from the recording (24) unit and send it to the sender's terminal.

For example, if the operator (self-avatar (37)) and other operator (other-person avatar (36)) have a conversation, there is a common topic or common hobby, and the attributes of both are common, and as friends Or, if you want to work as a member of a circle, first introduce yourself as you would in a general social life. Business card exchange is acceptable, but I want as much detailed information as possible, such as age, common hobbies, and where the other operator (other avatar (36)) is.

Introductory information introduced by both parties is usually stored in a common record (24) part, and if tentatively specified, the operator (self-avatar (37)) uses the operator's terminal to make another operator (other person). Avatar (36)) Specify and send the text data "Please let me introduce", and if there is a will display of YES from another operator (other avatar (36)), it is specified in the record (24) section of the introduction information section In addition, a process of giving data held by the other operator (other avatar (36)) to the operator (self-avatar (37)) is performed.

In this way, friends are made sequentially. In this case, the operator (self avatar (37)) becomes a caller (owner) and invites several people to create a circle.
In this case, the operator (self avatar (37)) can register on the net that such a friend and / or circle has been made, which may be paid or free.

Next, in another embodiment of the present invention, an operator (self avatar (37)), another operator (other avatar (36)), a circle in the cityscape (1), a circle, etc. It is designed to make you visit.

As one of them, the dot points (42) as shown in FIG. 11 are arranged at the main places such as holding the event that attracts customers in the facilities existing in the cityscape (1), and public knowledge means. By passing these dot points (42), stopping or purchasing goods, etc., the number of times they reached such dot points (42) is counted and added (28). A specific reward (29) may be given to another operator (another avatar (36)).

In this case, when making a circle from hobbies and topics that are common to the friends who were interested, it is desirable that the reward points be given according to the degree of contribution even if the number of friends increases. .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a special application is required to record (save) (a) information or download information such as the behavior of the operator (self and / or other person's avatar) or shopping. First, it is necessary to have a means for immediately displaying on the cityscape (1) by using Shockwave Player (b) or the like displayed by a publicly known browser (Internet Explorer or the like).

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 12, 13, and 16, when a bulletin board (Dotblog) (43) including an information display section as a so-called advertisement is arranged at a predetermined portion of the cityscape (1), an apartment, a hotel or the like. Good.

Now, the information display section as an advertisement is essential or optional, and many of them are products that the EC merchant advertiser (217) wants to sell are drawn with characters or images or a combination thereof.

Here, the operator (self avatar (37)) is interested in a certain advertisement in a certain cityscape (1) and has access (221). Appears and purchases the product, the procedure is performed in the same manner as described above.
However, if you want to know the reliability of the company based on the detailed contents of the product introduced there and the scale of the company that manufactured it, just click on the homepage address listed in the advertisement. The homepage of the company is opened instantly.

In this case, how many times the self-avatar (37) or another person (36) has accessed the advertisement is counted by another access number calculation mechanism, and the dot point evaluation is calculated according to the number of the access numbers. The dot point is returned (225) to the operator (self avatar (37)).

Also, in this case, when the self-avatar (37) invites and introduces the advertisement related to the other person's avatar (36) and, as a result, the other person's avatar (36) accesses the advertisement, The self-avatar (37) is given a specification of an appropriate number of dot points.

In addition, reports of usage access, such as when the number of times of access by the self or other person's avatar (36) (37) has increased, are made to the EC architect advertiser, advertising site owner, or affiliate side provider, or When the sales of the product are increased due to the purchase of the product, the increased amount may be returned to the access frequency calculation system as a special bonus.

This information is not limited to the bulletin board (43). As can be seen in FIGS. 12, 13, and 15, the introduction of the articles being sold and the price and explanation of various articles and tickets are the production of the bulletin board (43). A balloon (44) produced and described by the balloon production program (30) and the writing program (31) is also displayed.

This balloon (44) is interesting when used for the chat (27) conversation when making a new friend. However, these balloons (44) may be used for secret conversations between friends, and the bulletin board (43) is publicly visible to everyone, and it is devised so that only specific people can see it. It is important to be done.

As shown in FIG. 17, the bulletin board (43) including the advertisement is a so-called downtown area, that is, a place where many people gather, among the streets (1), its postings (A), (B), (C), (D) is expensive, and the remainder (X), (Y), (Z) is set to a prosperity level (E) that can be set cheaply in comparison with this. This is an important matter.

In addition, there is a known billing system (33) in which the producer (32) (natural owner) of the city street (1) collects a certain royalty as a producer fee from the sales of each shop, and this system sells each shop. If the value falls below the specified value, there are authority such as closing or adding a penalty (34) to pay a certain amount of rent and its enforcement means.

For example, in FIG. 8, there is a downtown area in the center of this cityscape (1), and this area is the area with the highest store opening fee. In the figure, the area indicated by (50) is the area with the next highest store opening fee. Further, (51) is an area with the next highest store opening fee.

In this embodiment, as a matter of course, the most people gather in the central downtown area, and the areas (50) and (51) are relatively difficult to gather. Of course, here, three types of areas are set only as crowded places of people, but it may be divided into four or more stages or only two kinds of stages.

In addition, a bulletin board (Dotblog) (43) as shown in Fig. 7 is posted on predetermined locations of the above cityscape (1), own apartments, hotels, etc., and advertisements for free sales promotion, A bulletin board that allows you to post memos and PR for memory, comments to others, diaries and footprints of friends who have come to play not only in the cityscape (1) but also on the Internet as a homepage. The item 43) is that there is a means that anyone can see it or that it can be seen only by a specific person.

The bulletin board (43) including the advertisement has a high display price in a so-called downtown area, that is, a place where many people gather, and the remainder can be set cheaply in comparison with this.
That is, the central downtown area is the area where the central tower of the city (1) is located and the surrounding area, and it is considered that the self-avatar or other-person avatars are most likely to gather. You can make money.

Therefore, there are areas that are initially downgraded even in the downtown area, while there are areas that are upgraded to the class in the downtown area even though the area is initially in the lower class.
In the same manner, it is important that the store opening charges for opening (2) in each area are also different. Even if it is in the same area, if it is tentatively, a different store opening fee is set for each floor of the building.

In addition, in order to provide a difference in the store opening fee depending on the store opening period (contract), a short-term store opening (2) is targeted, and if the long-term store opening fee is provisionally, it is set to 2/3. Further, each store may be a store prepared and managed in advance by the producer (32) (natural person owner) or a store opening (2) drawn by the store owner himself.

In the former case, the operator may select from the list of store openings (2) during the store opening procedure. On the other hand, in the latter case, an original shop drawn using illustration software is constructed and managed.

The method of construction and management is to draw the transmitted original shop at a specified location.

Furthermore, it is important to previously install a dot point sign (49) at a predetermined position in the cityscape (1). Then, the operator (self-avatar (37)) who travels freely around the cityscape (1) records and counts the number of times he / she stops and passes this point sign (49), and gives discounts and invitations for the facility according to the amount. Or data based on the preference of the operator (self-avatar (37)) can be obtained.

Also, the operator (self avatar (37)) can select another person's avatar operated by another operator and transmit various information signals. The selective transmission means will not be described in detail, but it usually consists of a selective transmission program in a previously downloaded program and a transmission unit.

The various information exchange and inquiry means may be a system connected by a local area network (LAN) of the operator (self-avatar (37)) terminal.

In this way, friends are made sequentially. In this case, the operator (self avatar (37)) becomes a caller (owner) and invites several people to create a circle.

In addition, a gathering place where people (self (37) and / or other person's avatar (36)) can gather in advance is preferably installed in the center (201) and park (205) in the cityscape (1).

In this system, there is a means for specifying the place where the operator (self-avatar (37)) is likely to gather as described above. In this case, for example, the location information stored in advance in the server (35) is extracted, and the easiness to gather at each location is ranked.

In addition, there is a method of ranking the meeting place by calculating the number of operators (self-avatar (37)) every predetermined time in each place in the cityscape (1). In the former case, since the number of operators (self-avatars (37)) is calculated every predetermined time and the order of the meeting place is determined, the order of the meeting place may change every predetermined time. Interesting.

The process of calculating the number of operators (self-avatar (37)) is performed every hour such as every hour or every 12 hours, but this time is limited to every hour or every 12 hours. Instead, any time such as one day or one month may be used.

In this implementation, the above-described two means have been described, but the meeting place may be specified by combining them. That is, a fixed ranking is adopted in the initial stage of the cityscape (1), and the accumulation of the operator (self-avatar (37)) is calculated every four months from the initial stage, and the calculation result is based on the calculation result. It is best to adopt a variation formula that identifies the meeting place.

Note that the store opening fee is preferably set based on the identification of the location identification unit. That is, a higher store opening fee is set for a place where operators (self (37) and / or other person's avatar (36)) easily gather.

A store opening fee is designated in advance, and a step-by-step store opening fee is set for each store opening range. It is not the absolute number of operators (self (37) and / or other person avatar (36)), but the total number of operator operators (self (37) and / or other person avatar (36)) in the cityscape (1). You may make it set a store opening charge by the relative ratio with respect to.

Further, as a matter of course, the flyer distributed to the bulletin board (43) and the room (38) of the operator (self avatar (37)), predetermined information such as new product information, plan information, bargain information, advertisements, etc. (32) It may be created by the (owner) or may include information input by the operator (self (37) and / or other person avatar (36)) operator.

It should be noted that a notification medium other than the bulletin board (43), for example, an advertisement tower or audio broadcasting may be introduced in the cityscape (1) to notify the predetermined information.

The store owner or the sponsor (user) who requests the advertisement distribution is not illustrated in detail, but there is a store opening procedure section in the server (35), for example. And a response indicating that it has been accepted.

For example, when the sponsor clicks on the logo of the store opening procedure, the store opening reception unit extracts the input format of the store opening procedure from the stored server (35) and displays it on the sponsor's terminal. This input format includes a column for determining a store opening location and a store opening fee, and when the sponsor completes and sends all store opening procedures, the server (35) stores the contents of the store opening procedure again. It is common.

Information input such as the leaflets distributed to the bulletin board (43) and the room (38) of the operator (self-avatar (37)) is not limited to personal items such as “invite fishing friends,” but mainly sponsors. As one of the means for managing it, the input format of the information providing procedure is extracted from the stored server (35) and displayed on the sponsor's terminal.

The sponsor then enters new product information, project information, bargain information, advertisements, etc. in this input format. Then, the inputted predetermined information is sent to the information section and can be posted in the format of the bulletin board (43) or the format of “flyer”.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable to provide means for making inquiries such as guidance on the cityscape (1) in the cityscape (1) of the present invention.
In this case, the server (35) is called from the terminal of the operator (self avatar (37)), information that can be answered to the question is searched from the information that has been set and stored in advance, and the operator (self avatar (37)) is searched. In addition to making it possible to offer, if one or several of the characters who are traveling around the cityscape (1) are provisionally ordered, it will be selected as a guidance girl (11), and it will be interesting to have a chat (27) type guidance. .

This inquiry receiving means may be a known means, and has a configuration in which an inquiry to the guidance character is received from an operator (self avatar (37)) and transmitted to a response unit provided in the server (35). It has a function as.

When this inquiry reception receives a signal for inquiring from the operator, a predetermined input format is extracted from the recording unit, and the operator (self avatar (37)) inputs the content to be inquired into this input format. One example is to make it happen.

In addition to the balloon (44), the conversation is displayed on the bulletin board (43) screen displaying the cityscape (1) so that part of the screen is completely hidden or part of the screen is transparent. Can be displayed.
Such two types of displays can be selected or fixed to either one.

This guidance girl (character) display and response method is substantially the same as the method of the previous chat (27), but there is a contrivance such that the guidance girl nods to the inquiry signal from the operator. ing.

This guidance girl responds to the contents stored in advance, but installs a special guidance character operated by the operator, and uses the same mechanism as the other operator (self-avatar (37)), and the operator (self You may make it talk with an avatar (37)).
Further, the conversation with the guide character may be possible regardless of the position of the operator (self avatar (37)).

Note that the guidance record, memo, previous friend, and circle e-mail address do not necessarily have to be transmitted to the operator (user).
In such a case, the operator who operates the operator who has received the transmission (self-avatar (37)) can select the described item and save it in another file on the operator terminal.

In addition, the items to be stored in the mail software or saved in another file are not limited to the name and the e-mail address. For example, an address, a telephone number, and a homepage address (URL) may be included. Moreover, it is good also as only an e-mail address.
Moreover, you may make it display the matter described in the business card in a cityscape (1) simply, without transmitting to an operator terminal.

Furthermore, the atmosphere setting function based on the time information is not always necessary. That is, if an operator who participates from two regions with different time information, such as a foreign country, dating in different atmospheres, the conversation becomes confused and it may be impossible to enjoy.

Therefore, it is desirable that the atmosphere setting function can be set by the operator's selection. Further, instead of operating the cityscape (1) through the Internet, the cityscape (1) may be operated within a range of a closed communication network such as a LAN.

It has a means for purchasing various goods and tickets and a billing means for this, and if it is tentatively ordered, it is possible to search the Internet on a website for searching google or the like.

As another embodiment, it is natural that all the actions of the operator (user) can be recorded and reproduced in a database or the like.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to enjoy shopping while having relations with others, and it is possible to have a highly confidential conversation between operators. Further, according to another invention, shopping with a reality close to that of actual shopping can be performed, and so on.

Explanation of symbols

A Posting B Posting C Posting D Posting D Posting E Setting of Prosperity X Posting Y Posting Z Posting a Posting a Record (save)
b Shockwave Player
1 cityscape
2 Store 3 Start 4 Food Shop Zone 5 Sports and Hobby Zone 6 Living Zone 7 OL Zone 8 News Display Location 9 Character 10 Production 11 Selection 12 Charge 13 Free 14 Self-Apartment Production 15 Recording and Billing System 16 Finding 17 Direct Mail Sending means 18 Weight 19 Data 20 Recording 21 Recording 22 Calculation 23 Selection 24 Recording 25 Creating a group and circle 26 Action 27 Chat 28 Count addition 29 Specific reward 30 Speech production program 31 Writing program 32 Producer 33 Billing system 34 Penalty addition 35 Server 36 Other Avatar (Character)
37 Self Avatar 38 Own Room (Room)
39 Toolbar 40 New window 41 Distance discrimination system 42 Dot point 43 Bulletin board (Dotblog)
44 Balloon 45 Group / Circle recruitment menu screen 46 Display 47 Current number of participants 48 Number of registrations 49 Dot point signs 50 Area 51 Area 201 Monument (center)
202 Fashion Zone 204 Young Zone 203 Leisure Zone 205 Park 206 Housewife Zone 207 Food Zone 208 Residential Zone 209 Kids Zone 210 Home Appliance Zone 211 Middle Zone 212 Intelligent Zone 213 OL Zone 214 Miscellaneous Goods Zone 215 “YES” Button 216 “NO” Button 217 Product A
218 Product B
219 Product C
220 Recommended Products 221 Call Means 222 Call Means 223 for Callers Only Buyer (Operator)
224 Seller (operator)
225 Return 226 Server 227 Purchaser's attribute record 228 Selection, judgment 229 Salesperson's PC
230 Purchaser's PC
231 Wide means 232 Writing means 233 Expansion means 234 Search 235 Salesperson's recommendation

In one Example of this invention, it is a block diagram of the whole cityscape construction method and operation means on a network. Block explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of communication means It is a block diagram of the cityscape and facilities. It is a block diagram of the system and operation means of the operator (self-avatar) who moves freely in the same cityscape. It is a block diagram of the system and operation means of the operator (self-avatar) who act freely in the cityscape. It is a block diagram of the system and operation means of the operator (self-avatar) who act freely in the cityscape. It is a block diagram of the system and operation means of the operator (self-avatar) who act freely in the cityscape. Perspective view of the entire city Commentary perspective view of the entire city Reference figure of character character to choose A perspective view of the room of the operator (self-avatar) An explanatory perspective view of the center of the city, showing another example Explanatory drawing showing an example of “Blow” An example of a brochure for soliciting friends and circles Action diagram of self-avatar Block diagram explaining the dot point system

Claims (10)

Virtual and / or a food shop zone with various restaurants, sports such as baseball fields and swimming pools, hobby zones, living zones such as apartments, public facilities, OL zones, weather forecasts, fortune-telling etc. It is displayed on a personal computer and / or various mobile terminal displays as a real town, or the building is displayed as if it was constructed as a new facility over time,
In addition, multiple characters in the above streets can freely walk, freely shop, walk freely, squeeze, play sports, watch games, and play freely. And
In addition, with the desired input command, the operator (self avatar) that makes the same behavior as the above freely acting human character, production of the operator (self avatar), and the registration to make such an operator (self avatar) on the net No charge and / or so that you can do it free of charge,
In addition, there is a communication means with a configuration using video and audio over a wired or wireless LAN or a network line including a stand-alone.
The calling means is not a means capable of calling simultaneously with a plurality of operators,
The call means includes means for selecting and combining one or a plurality of still images and / or moving images including characters, graphics, and photographs, and voices.
A cityscape construction method and a call method using electronic data. A method for building a cityscape and a call method using electronic data, characterized in that the call information by the communication means according to claim 1 is obtained by a communication means configured to be recorded on a recording medium such as a server system. The communication information by the communication means according to claim 1 is a communication means with one or a plurality of operators using moving images and voices on a wired or wireless LAN or a network line including a stand-alone, and A cityscape construction method and a call method using electronic data, characterized by having means for enabling only an operator to make a call. The communication information by the communication means according to the above-mentioned claim 1 is in the communication means with one or several people using a moving image or sound by a wired or wireless LAN or a network line including a stand-alone, and is substantially sold by one person. Building a cityscape with electronic data characterized by having a means to provide various types of information related to sales, various types of questions and answers, various recommended items, colors, sizes and other sales Method and call method. Electronic data according to claim 4, characterized in that personal information of the purchaser (operator) made by the communication means according to claim 1 has means that can be disclosed in advance to the salesperson (operator). How to build a cityscape and how to talk. 6. In the call information by the communication means shown in claims 1 to 5, when the salesperson (operator) is not received due to absence, the operator (sales such as still image and / or video, voice including the character, figure, photograph) A personal computer and / or a method of building a cityscape and a calling method using electronic data, characterized by having means for storing on a mobile terminal display. The communication information by the communication means shown in claims 1 to 6, wherein the salesperson (operator) and / or purchaser (operator) personal computer and / or 1 to 1 displayed on various mobile terminal displays. A cityscape construction method and a telephone communication method using electronic data characterized by having a function of enlarging and displaying desired images of several people. The call information by the communication means according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is displayed on a terminal display of a personal computer and / or various mobiles of a salesperson (operator) and / or purchaser (operator). A cityscape construction method and a calling method using electronic data characterized by having means capable of displaying desired images of several people in parallel. The means for communicating between a salesperson (operator) and a purchaser (operator) as set forth in claims 1 to 8 has means capable of developing from one product information image to another product information image at any time. A method of building a cityscape using electronic data and a calling method. The communication means between the salesperson (operator) and the purchaser (operator) shown in the above claims 1 to 9, the purchaser's preference, means for obtaining request information and the purchaser's pre-recorded request A method for building a cityscape using electronic data and a calling method characterized by having means for extracting information that matches or approximates the information, and means for providing purchaser advice information to the purchaser in the form of an image or text.

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